Self-inflicted Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) members and (b) employees of each of Her Majesty's armed forces are perceived to have died through self-inflicted injuries in (i) Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Germany and (iv) other overseas postings in each year since 1990. [80684]

Between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 2001 there have been 326 coroner confirmed suicides and coroners' open verdicts recorded for serving members of the Regular Armed Forces. No information is centrally held on suicides among civilian employees of her Majesty's Armed Forces. The following table breaks these down by location and year, and includes 285 coroner confirmed suicides and 41 open verdicts. Suicide and open verdicts for 1995 and later are subject to change as outstanding coroners' verdicts are confirmed. This could lead to significant increases, particularly for 1999 and later.